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H3436 • 2025

An Act relative to chapter 30B procurement parity

An Act relative to chapter 30B procurement parity

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Sponsor
Tommy Vitolo
Last action
2025-10-20
Official status
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means
Effective date
Not listed

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An Act relative to chapter 30B procurement parity

An Act relative to chapter 30B procurement parity By Representative Vitolo of Brookline, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to chapter 30B procurement parity By Representative Vitolo of Brookline, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 3436) of Tommy Vitolo relative to procurement parity.
  • State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
  • Status: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

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Bill History

  1. 2025-10-20 House

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

  2. 2025-07-03 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 07/15/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1

  3. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight

  4. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to chapter 30B procurement parity
By Representative Vitolo of Brookline, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3436) of Tommy Vitolo relative to procurement parity. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.3436

SECTION 1. Section 4 of chapter 30B of the General Laws is amended by striking out paragraphs (a) and (b) and inserting in place thereof the following two sections:-

(a) Except as permitted pursuant to this section and section 7, for the procurement of a supply or service in the amount of $10,000 or greater, but not more than $100,000, a procurement officer shall seek written quotations from no fewer than 3 persons customarily providing the supply or service. The procurement officer shall record: (1) the names and addresses of all persons from whom quotations were sought, (2) the purchase description used for the procurement, (3) the names of the persons submitting quotations and (4) the date and amount of each quotation. Such information shall be retained in the file required pursuant to section 3. A governmental body may require that any procurement in an amount of not more than $100,000 be subject to the provisions of section 5 or section 6.

(b) The procurement officer shall award the contract to the responsible person offering the needed quality of supply or service at the lowest quotation unless the procurement officer elected to procure the supply or service subject to section 6. If the supply or service was procured subject to section 6, the procurement officer shall award the contract pursuant to section 6 subsection (g).

SECTION 2. Section 5 of said Chapter 30B, is hereby amended by striking out the figure “$50,000”, each time it appears, and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $100,000.

SECTION 3. Section 6 of said Chapter 30B is hereby amended in paragraph (a) by striking out the figures “$50,000 or, a municipal or regional school district, more than $100,000” and inserting the following words: “$100,000, except as permitted pursuant to section 4 subsection (a),”

SECTION 4. Section 6A of said chapter 30B, is hereby amended by striking out the figure “$50,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $100,000

SECTION 5. Section 7 of said chapter 30B, is hereby amended by striking out the figure “$50,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $100,000

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